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A federal judge issued a temporary reprieve today to a small Bronx church seeking to overturn New York City’s ban on hosting worship services in public schools after hours.

U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said in her ruling she would block the ban for 10 days because the Bronx Household of Faith would suffer “irreparable harm” if the ban took effect. The ban, which was first set to be enforced on Monday, has been in the courts since the mid 1990s, and the Bronx church argues it violates the First Amendment.

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